The Sport & Travel Group Limited

Reference number: 1048069

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Howserv Limited Reference number: 599282 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • The Sport & Travel Group Limited (FRN 1048069) introduces customers to Howserv Limited (FRN 599282). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Sport & Travel Group.
  • Example: if The Sport & Travel Group refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Sport & Travel Group itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When thesportandtravelgroup.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01342 811777 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RH17 7BA
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Golf Escapes Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Howserv Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
04376255
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 February 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
Suite C2 Horsted Keynes Business Park Cinder Hill Lane, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BA, England
Nature of business
  • Tour operator activities (SIC 79120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jonathan Mark Ruben Director May 1965 1 Jul 2002 2 other companies
Michael John Bryant Director Nov 1975 16 May 2007 5 other companies
Richard Edward Black Director Jul 1968 1 Oct 2021 10 other companies
James Steven Bryan Director Jan 1976 25 Apr 2022 None
Christopher Martin Director Feb 1989 10 Apr 2024 None

Other companies run by these 5 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
15
closed down
3
run together
2

In the full report: all 15 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.52m

+21% from £1.26m

Cash at bank

£2.34m

+6.3% from £2.21m

Employees (average)

19

Same as 19

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04376255. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

The Sport & Travel Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (17)

2025

15 December 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2024

3 April 2024

  • Jonathan Mark Ruben stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

20 March 2024

  • Bb&B Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Jonathan Mark Ruben became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2002

18 February 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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  • 15 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Sport & Travel Group Limited FCA authorised?
The Sport & Travel Group Limited (FRN 1048069) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for The Sport & Travel Group?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. The Sport & Travel Group Limited (FRN 1048069) introduces customers to Howserv Limited (FRN 599282). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Sport & Travel Group. Example: if The Sport & Travel Group refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Sport & Travel Group itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is The Sport & Travel Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01342 811777 and the website thesportandtravelgroup.com for The Sport & Travel Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is The Sport & Travel Group a scam or clone?
The Sport & Travel Group is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with The Sport & Travel Group?
Protection works through Howserv Limited, the principal firm responsible for The Sport & Travel Group's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns The Sport & Travel Group?
The Sport & Travel Group is owned by Bb&B Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 20 March 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Jonathan Mark Ruben.
Who runs The Sport & Travel Group?
Companies House lists 5 directors of The Sport & Travel Group: Jonathan Mark Ruben, Michael John Bryant, Richard Edward Black, James Steven Bryan and Christopher Martin.
How long has The Sport & Travel Group been in business?
The company was formed on 18 February 2002.
What do The Sport & Travel Group’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £1.52m (+21% from £1.26m) and cash at bank of £2.34m (+6.3% from £2.21m).
Does The Sport & Travel Group use any other names?
It trades as Golf Escapes.

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